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The Gun Ambassador
An Interview with Hickok45
Interview by Gila Hayes
I recently enjoyed a heart-warming and just-plain-fun video chat with the granddaddy of internet shooting personalities, Hickok45. I am a fan and regular follower of the gun reviews, shooting demos, and opinion videos he and his son publish on Rumble, YouTube, and Patreon. Alarmingly, just days after I chatted with him, YouTube banned a number of his videos, alleging violations of their newly expanded policies against gun advertising, so let us say right up front, the great wealth of 15 years video archives about guns, shooting and the armed lifestyle are readily available at https://rumble.com/hickok45 and because we like to support our own, we recommend his work on https://www.patreon.com/hickok45 .
The summer’s unpleasantness over YouTube came as a surprise. I know Hickok45 and his son, having enjoyed meeting them at an NRA Annual Meeting several years ago. It was hard to believe that they had violated their agreement. Over the weeks that followed, it was a relief to see new videos on their YouTube channels, but it was deeply disheartening to see many of the older videos removed. Fortunately, most of the videos archived over Hickok45’s 15-year run on YouTube were moved to Rumble, where 111 pages of titles let fans view videos going back 15 years.
President’s Message
by Marty Hayes, J.D.
This column is kind of personal, so bear with me and it will make sense by the end. For the past four years, I have been dealing with medical issues; not life threatening but none-the-less annoying. I’ve been sidelined to the extent that, as a result, this otherwise active 69-year-old man has done little training or practice or competition with firearms.
It is an axiom in the training industry that “skills are perishable,” but, of course, my ego would not accept that the truism could apply to me. Well, this last weekend I found out I was human. I had the occasion to re-take John Farnam’s Tactical Carbine course. I took it previously, several years ago, and never found the final graduation exercise too difficult. I always passed it on the first try. It is a timed, accuracy drill: you must get your hits under a certain time.
Attorney Question of the Month
In a natural disaster, periods of civil unrest or locales with poor phone service, a person who uses deadly force in self defense may be unable to call police quickly or may find emergency services overwhelmed and unable to take their call. This concerns Network members who ask what they should do. We asked our Affiliated Attorneys what steps members might take to best protect themselves after use of force in such a situation. Our questions and the attorneys' responses follow–
In your state, if unable to contact 9-1-1 immediately after self defense, what steps should a Network member take to avoid legal jeopardy?
If unable to summon police after using force in self defense, what concerns attach to the armed citizen leaving the scene to retreat to a safer place?
Book Review
Over Ruled:
The Human Toll of Too Much Law
by Neil Gorsuch and Janie Nitze
Harper Collins Publishers (August 6, 2024)
304 pages, hardcover, $25.60 eBook $14.99
ISBN-13: 978-0063238473
When the journal was due last month, I was only partially through Over Ruled, a book by Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch that had proven more challenging than I’d anticipated. Introduced as “about real people, their struggles to make their way in a world awash with law, and the toll on their lives and families,” Over Ruled theorizes that Americans no longer understand or trust their fellow citizens so seek to criminalize behavior they don’t like instead of talking through disagreements or negotiating compromises. Government – from local all the way to national – has been happy to oblige with laws, laws, and more laws.
Editor’s Notebook
by Gila Hayes
In my daily accounting of things for which I’m thankful, the diminishing number of days before the first Tuesday in November and the general election leads the list. With about five weeks before the 2024 presidential election, the end is finally in sight. I generally consume little-to-no network television, but the political debates drew me to ABC and CNN for the first time in years. Both were disturbing for a variety of reasons. I won’t regale you with what bothered me most; you likely have your own list.
Each campaign season becomes more painful than the previous one. The more distasteful political campaigns get, the greater becomes the temptation to boycott the whole process.
Please don’t do that. Please vote.
About this Journal
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